Announcements

Bernard W. “Bernie” Dieker, age 86, of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born June 7, 1925 in Westphalia, Kansas, the son of Clement and Lena (Weber) Dieker.
Bernie graduated from high school in Westphalia, Kansas. As a youth he was active in town team baseball as a pitcher. He moved to Lakin at the age of 18 and farmed. On

Joe Stanley Coleman, Jr. “Junior Bug”, age 40, of Liberal, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Harding County , NM .
He was born September 29, 1971, in Dalhart , TX , to Joe Stanley and Dorothy Jean (Green) Coleman.
He graduated from high school in Des Moines , IA , in 1989.
He was employed by Double T Industries, as a swamper. Prior to that, he was employed as a truck driver for Ameri

Phillip G. Post, age 70, died early Wednesday afternoon, May 23, 2012, at his Meade residence.
He was born October 30, 1941, at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Dodge City, Kansas. Growing up he attended the Fowler, Dodge City, and Meade school systems, graduating from Meade High School in 1959. After his graduation, he attended Emporia State University, Emporia before returning to Meade County.

Beverly Ann Gauerke, age 63, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Woodward Regional Hospital in Woodward , OK .
She was born August 2, 1948 at Liberal, KS, the daughter of Clifford and Lorena (Salley) McGlothlin.
On January 13, 1968, she married Gerald A. Gauerke at Liberal, KS. He survives.
She was a homemaker and family was very important to her. She was active with Girl Scouts and was a fo

Kenneth George “Kenny” “Heavy” Johnson, age 60, died May 21, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, KS after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 4, 1952 in Tazwell , VA the son of Lloyd F. and Katherine (Rukvina) Johnson.
He graduated from Liberal High School , Liberal, KS in 1970.
He was general contractor for Johnson Construction. He had owned Heavy’s Sports Bar

Isah Zear Baker 83, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at his residence in
Liberal, KS.
He was born Sept. 18, 1928 in Tillar, Ark the son of Fred Sylvester and
Irene (Graham) Baker.
He was a farmer in Tillar, Ark moving to Liberal in 1964 to help build
National Beef Packing Plant. After the completion of National Beef he
started working at National Beef in the Plant.
He also has worked fo

David Glenn White, age 60, died April 30, 2012 at JPS Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. He was born January 1, 1952 in Beaver, OK the son of Glenn Hubert and Donna Ruth (Phelps) White.
He graduated from Liberal High School, Liberal, KS in 1970.
He had resided in Enid, OK for 5 years, he then moved to Whitney, TX.
He was self employed in the construction industry.
Other survivors include
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John Clarence Ballard, age 91, died early Monday morning, May 21, 2012, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas.
Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade, Kansas.

Fred R. Hauser, age 92, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born July 9, 1919 in Kingman County, Kansas, the son of Alfred and Frances (Schwartz) Hauser.
Fred grew up in Kingman County near Nashville; and graduated from Zenda High School. After he graduated high school he worked for Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. On Dec

John William “Bill” Onions, Jr., 87, died Saturday May 19, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society – Liberal Campus in Liberal, KS
He was born June 3, 1924 at his parent’s home in Liberal, KS, the son of John William and Freda Ruth (Eldridge) Onions. He has been a lifetime Liberal resident graduating from Liberal High School in 1942. He went on to study animal husbandry at Oklahoma Panhandle State Unive

Lewis Gum, age 86, of Johnson, Kansas died Friday, May 18, 2012 at Stanton County Hospital, Johnson, KS. He was born November 2, 1925 on his parent’s farmstead in rural Stanton County, Kansas, the son of Charles Maxie and Matilda Caroline (Molz) Gum.
Lewis bought his father’s homestead and farmed it his entire life. He was a 4-H leader and served on the extension council. Lewis was an advoca

Chad McIntire, 38, Liberal, KS, died Thursday, May 17, 2012
of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Liberal.
He was December 5, 1973 in Liberal, KS to Robert & Connie
Terry McIntire.
Chad graduated Turpin High School in 1992 and continued his
education at Seward County Community College, Garden City Community
College, Barton County College, Police Academy in Hutchinson.

Patricia “Pat” JoAnne Utz, age 81, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal.
She was born November 10, 1930 at Wellington , KS , the daughter of Vernon H. and Ruby N. (Willett) Jacobs. She graduated from Plains High School in 1948. She had been a resident of Plains for 75 years and then moved to Liberal in 2006.
She had worked as a lab technician at Southwest Med

Linda Joan Miller, age 67, passed away on May 14, 2012 at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born November 3, 1944 in Beaver, OK. She was the daughter of Turl Evan and Dorothy Jeanne (Bussey) Gray. She was a member of the 1962 graduating class from Beaver High School in Beaver, OK and subsequently attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, OK from 196

Alejandro “Alex” Ibarra 25, died Sunday May 13, 2012 at Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS after injuries from a car accident.
He was born May 24, 1986 in Mexico the son of Manuel Gillermo Ibarra and Magdalena Rosales.
He had lived in Liberal and received his GED from Seward County Community College Colvin Adult Learning Center and had attended Seward County Community College. He later

Earlene Townsley, age 83, died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart, Kansas. She was born September 19, 1928 the daughter of Earl and Jessie (Dobbins) Cullins.
Earlene, a homemaker, grew up in Coleman, Texas. After she graduated from Mozelle High School, she married O.B. Townsley on November 2, 1947 in Coleman. As a member of the Blue Bells Auxiliary, Earlene was very de

Herbert "Herb" J. Howie, 79, Liberal, KS, died Sunday, May 13, 2012
at Wheatridge Park Care Center, Liberal, KS.
He was born February 20, 1933 at Solomon, KS, the son of
Henry W. & Helen I. Carpenter Howie.
He graduated high school at Solomon, KS. Upon graduation he entered
the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He moved to Liberal
in 1955 and married Ola I. Grant on Ma

Mallory Nicole Meyer, age 23 of Ulysses, Kansas died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Canyon City, Colorado. She was born May 5, 1989 in Lakin, Kansas, the daughter of Galen H. Meyer and Dana S. Kennedy.
Mallory attended school in Ulysses, Kansas and graduated from Ulysses High School in 2007. She obtained her associates degree from Garden City Community College and was a licensed CNA. Mallory was wo

Verona Yost, age 47, of Ulysses, Kansas died Friday, May 11, 2012 at her Mother’s home in Hickok, Kansas. She was born October 29, 1964 in Johnson, Kansas, the daughter of Loren and Wilda (Koehn) Yost.
Verona grew up in Grant County. She moved to Cochise, Arizona in 1996. She loved to cook, the Arizona mountains, her cats, working in her rose garden, and spending time with people. Verona wa

Larry H. Meier, age 68, of Ulysses, Kansas died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses, Kansas. He was born June 26, 1943 at Satanta, Kansas, the son of Clarence Clay (Hap) and Pearl Catherine (Feldman) Meier.
Larry was a graduate of Grant County Rural High School and a lifetime resident of Ulysses, Kansas. Following High School, Larry served in the United States Navy.